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Patchy rain and low cloud

Alexis Green

Weather presenter, BBC South Today

Tonight the cloud will thicken further and there will be outbreaks of mainly light and patchy rain. As well as the rain there may be low cloud mist and fog. Temperatures will drop to a mild 6 or 7C (43 or 44F).

M40 crash

Two lanes are closed London-bound between junctions 7 and 6 after a car hit the central reservation but drivers are also slowing down on the northbound carriageway to look at the crash, which is causing problems in the other direction.

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Boys held over sex assaults

Thames Valley Police said the victims of a series of sex assaults in Oxford were all women in their twenties and thirties who were touched inappropriately over their clothing.

The 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with seven sexual assaults, on Wednesday 18 March in Rymers Lane, Friday 20 March in Crowell Road and in Campbell Road, Saturday 21 March in Hockmore Street and three on Tuesday in Hockmore Street, Cowley Road and Church Cowley Road.

The two 14-year-old boys are being held over the Saturday assault in Hockmore Street. One of them is also being held over the Rymers lane incident on 18 March.

Anti-slavery raids charge

The 44-year-old, of Redbridge Hollow, Old Abingdon Road, faces one count of conspiracy to defraud, one count of conspiracy to hold another person in servitude and one count of conspiracy to require another person to perform forced labour.

The servitude and forced labour charges relate to offences against one victim between April 2010 and February this year.

The woman was remanded in custody to appear at Oxford Magistrates' Court this morning.